The first tropical cyclone of the 2023 season in the South Pacific remained as a Category One system until it was downgraded and reclassified as a Tropical Low Pressure systemnas it moved south. The system was spotted and named Tropical Hale on Sunday 8 January by the forecast team at the Fiji Meteorological Service. However […]
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Samoa Met Office: Warnings Downgraded to Advisory Level, Heavy Rainfall in Some Areas at Times
The Samoa Meteorological Division in its latest report of 5am Sunday 8 January confirms the downgrading of Warnings to Advisory level for Heavy Rain and Flooding while the Marine Advisory has been cancelled. VALID: 🟠HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY 🟠FLOOD ADVISORY CANCELLED: 🟢MARINE ADVISORY The convergence zone that impacted the group with gloomy conditions, heavy downpours and […]
Ua Taoto nei i Saute le Fetaia’iga o Savili ma Timuga sa Aafia ai Samoa
Ua lipotia mai e le Ofisa o le Vaai-Tau i se latou faamaumauga i le 5 i le taeao o le Aso Sa 8 Ianuari 2023, le fa’alēaogāina ai o Lapata’iga o Timuga Mamāfa ma Lapata’iga o Lōlōga ‘ae ua avea nei ma Fautuaga. O se vaega o fetaia’iga o savili ma timuga sa a’afia […]
Faamatalaga o Uiga Louloua o le Tau: A09 Ofisa o le Vaai-Tau
FA’AMATALAGA O UIGA LOULOUĀ O LE TAU NUMERA IVA (A09) MO LAUFANUA MA ‘OGASAMI O SĀMOA FA’AMAUINA E LE OFISA O LE VA’AI-TAU I LE ITULA E 5:00 I LE TAEAO NEI ASO TO’ONA’I 07 IANUARI 2023. FA’AMALOSIA: 🔴LAPATA’IGA O TIMUGA MAMĀFA 🔴LAPATA’IGA MO ‘OGASAMI 🔴LAPATA’IGA O LŌLŌGA 🟠FAUTUAGA O SAVILI MALOLOSI O timuga mamāfa […]
Faamatalaga o Uiga Louloua o le Tau: A08 Ofisa o le Vaai-Tau
FA’AMATALAGA O UIGA LOULOUĀ O LE TAU NUMERA VALU (A08) MO LAUFANUA MA ‘OGASAMI O SĀMOA FA’AMAUINA E LE OFISA O LE VA’AI-TAU I LE ITULA E 5:00 I LE AFIAFI NEI, ASO FARAILE 06 IANUARI 2023 FA’AMALOSIA: 🔴LAPATA’IGA O TIMUGA MAMĀFA 🔴LAPATA’IGA MO ‘OGASAMI 🔴LAPATA’IGA O LOLOGA 🟠FAUTUAGA O SAVILI MALOLOSI O se vaega […]
Boxing Day Earthquake Felt: Mag 5.3 No Tsunami Warning
An earthquake was felt in Samoa at 7:39am on Monday 26 December 2022. “There is No Tsunami threat for Samoa from this Earthquake” confirms the Samoa Meteorological Services. Samoa Met has confirmed it to be of Magnitude 5.3 on the Richter Scale. At a distance of 337 km South South-West of Apia, the earthquake was […]
USP Promotes Cross-Cultural Learning Towards Solutions to Predicaments
The University of the South Pacific (USP) continues to maintain its uniqueness as the focal point of cross-cultural learning in the region, recognising each member countries’ unique cultural practices and traditions that can offer solutions to modern day predicaments. With numerous challenges facing the Pacific in the 21st century, USP began mapping out ideas and […]
Student Testimony: USP Enhances the Ideas of Youth around the Region
Sanita Baleinayawa has set the standard in many ways for her family in reaching as far as she has in her academic career. Following the completion of her degree in public health, she is now close to completing her Postgraduate Diploma in Climate Change at The University of the South Pacific (USP). From having an […]
Samoa Conservation Society Elect 2023 Board Members
The Samoa Conservation Society held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 10 December to receive the report of the past year’s activities and elect a new Board to lead its work into 2023. Avid supporter of SCS, the British High Commissioner to Samoa His Excellency David Ward, attended the AGM. The British High Commissioner has […]
Tsunami Advisory after Earthquake 6.4M Felt in Samoa
FROM Samoa Meteorology Service. Issued 8.30am Monday 4 December 2022 TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FAUTUAGA OLE SUNAMI FAAMALOSIA EQ.MAG:6.40 DEPTH:10.00 km REGION:Samoa DATE/TIME:2022-12-05 08:24am Samoan local time DIST.FROM APIA:184.08 km – South-West (0)
